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This month in 'Latitude 38', the destination is wherever you are. We'd like to think that we're about more than just the sailboats and the ensuing adventures they may bring.
Diary of a Schooner Charter Cook, Part 3
On Saturday, January 4th, I watched as Seaward’s crew brought their vessel neatly to the dock at the Newport Sea Scout base in Southern California. We had been at sea for four days and five nights and were at the end of the first leg of our three-month-long chartering season. More »
Diary of a Sailboat Charter Cook
At around 3 p.m. on December 30, 2019, I set sail for Mexico aboard the schooner Seaward. It was just over 24 hours before the end of the decade and the arrival of the ’20s, and I had signed up for a three-month-long role as charter cook. More »
A Lifetime of Sailing Memories in a Windless Moment
Hello Latitude 38. I am an active sailor with an Ericson 34 berthed at Marina Bay, and I work with sometimes-severely disabled people in a skilled nursing facility in San Rafael. More »
When You Drop Everything to Sail to Mexico
I was presented with an opportunity to go sailing, but not just for a weekend or a day — this was a three-month commitment. While I admit the decision wasn’t too difficult to make, I did experience a period of anguish over the chaos that would ensue once I told my boss I was going.
Jeanne Socrates Cruises Through the West Coast
One of our favorite singlehanders is on a whirlwind West Coast tour — but not by boat.
“The reason for being in the Bay Area was an invitation to Cruising Club of America’s awards dinner on Wednesday [December 4] evening, where I was presented with their special recognition award for my fourth circumnavigation,” Socrates wrote us in an email. More »
A Final Word on the Baja Ha-Ha
We wanted to say one last word about the 26th Baja Ha-Ha, and to share a few unpublished photos and anecdotes.
We would again like to thank Latitude 38 founder and Grand Poobah of the Baja Ha-Ha, Richard Spindler, for penning this year’s recap of the 26th cruiser’s rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. More »
Lia Ditton’s Tenacious Row Down the West Coast
Here’s a dispatch from sailor-turned-ocean-rower Lia Ditton‘s human-powered trek from Washington state. She rowed more than 700 nautical miles in 24 days, down the Oregon and California coasts to the Bay Area. More »
Baja Ha-Ha Close to Cabo and a Raucous Conclusion
It’s amazing how fast the Baja Ha-Ha comes and goes every year. One of the largest cruisers’ rallies in the world is heading toward its inevitable and famously boisterous conclusion at the pointy end of Baja California. More »
Coast Guard Rescues Man on Homemade Sailboat Off SoCal
Yesterday, the Coast Guard towed a singlehander into port in Southern California after a five-month crossing from Japan in a homemade vessel. The 78-year-old skipper — who reportedly suffered through weeks of light winds — had been reprovisioned several times before finally asking for a tow. More »
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